It's the last day of my Thanksgiving Break. Daddy is here, it's raining outside, and there's football on television. And I have three periods of writing prompts which I should be grading. But I don't really feel motivated to do so. Sigh. As...

We have a girl on the team who has incredible potential but is probably one of the most messed up kids I've seen in a long time. The fact that I didn't even meet her until the fifth day of school, because she was in ISS during the first four days,...

Is Black Friday. My goal? To stay home, sleep in, knit, pet a cat or four, hang with Daddy Bird, and avoid the entire mall area of town. In the meantime, I'm giving thanks that I have a fantastic husband, two wonderful parents in great health, and...

I love the blog (and book) Learn Me Good, hosted by Mr. Teacher. He's funny, he's witty, and he's brave because he teaches elementary math. And this week he came up with a post that actually had me laughing so hard I was crying. Perhaps it was just...

Just a little advice here. When you come down to your kids' school to see about getting on the list to receive the care packages we put together for Christmas, it's not really smart to drive up to the school in a car that's nicer than those owned by...